Idle Hands

Synopsis

Seventeen year old slacker Anton Tobias wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been turned into two headless Halloween decorations. After speaking to his equally irresponsible friends, Mick and Pnub, he discovers that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own and is hell-bent on wreaking havoc whether he likes it or not.

Seventeen year old slacker Anton Tobias wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been turned into two headless Halloween decorations. After speaking to his equally irresponsible friends, Mick and Pnub, he discovers that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own and is hell-bent on wreaking havoc whether he likes it or not.

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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zybch 8 / 10

A very pleasant surprise

As mentioned in the other comments, this movie is a awful lot better
than it would first seem. Its still a rather brainless teen slasher
flick, with the usual array of 2D characters ( the goofy friends,
gorgeous love interest, aggressive hunk etc) and situations (school
Halloween dance), but the great dialogue and great visual effects
elevate it above the majority of other movies in the teen slasher style
and doesn't do too much talking down to the audience. Where most other
movies of this type give the audience 2 answers before a single
question is answered Idle Hands has no fears about leaving things
unanswered, where the viewer can make their own mind up (for once).
Devon Sawa makes for a convincing and cute Anton, while Jessica Alba is
all thats needed to keep the target audience of under 20's males glued
to their seats. Don't get me wrong, this isn't up there with the likes
of Lawrence of Arabia, but it never sets out to be; it's hilariously
funny, satisfyingly gory and one hell of a lot better than you'd ever
think. Go rent it, you'l be pleasantly surprised. Also, the soundtrack
is great.

Reviewed by mattymatt4ever 7 / 10

Idle Hands Do Devilishly Good Work!

Watching "Idle Hands" is like watching an R-rated rendition of
"Beetlejuice." It has the same tone as the Tim Burton classic. Though it
is basically a dark comedy--emphasize the word "dark" as much as you
can--there are some moments of graphic violence that the casual moviegoer
might not expect out of a comedy. But not all comedies are meant to be like
Mel Brooks movies. Peter Berg explained it perfectly on the David Letterman
show when he was talking about "Very Bad Things," which he wrote and
directed. He said, "Just like how some people, like me, like our food
spicy--some people also want their comedy spicy." Just like "Very Bad
Things," "Idle Hands" is a grotesque, slightly off-putting comedy that won't
be taken easily, but that's part of its appeal. It gives you that "dark
comic rush." And there are moments where you can't help but laugh
hysterically.

Seth Green and the other boy--I don't know his name--have some extremely
funny moments. Most of the jokes have to do with scatological and
drug-related elements, but they work perfectly. This is not for the
prudish, not tailor-made for the sick and twisted (though they would
probably take delight), but makes intelligent use of gruesome and coarse
gags. I know that doesn't sound appealing on paper, but you'll see what I
mean. See for yourself.

"Idle Hands" is not for all tastes, it's not sophisticated and I would call
it a popcorn movie...but you'd probably throw up your popcorn if you were to
watch this flick. As for eye candy (for the guys) we have the stunningly
beautiful Jessica Alba, who never gets naked (Dammit!) but struts around in
a revealing blue nightie with her beautiful cleavage on display. She's just
one of those extremely cute babes that you just want to cuddle like a teddy
bear.

Idle Hands may do the Devil's work, but it makes heavenly
entertainment!

My score: 7 (out of 10)

Reviewed by Mr Parker 5 / 10

...and the best performance award for an actress wearing KISS make-up goes to...

I don't care what anyone else says, I found this movie to be hysterical. For one, it's pretty violent. People get it in disturbing ways here. One comes to mind in particular where someone gets a knitting needle rammed straight into their ear. It's not nice stuff but it's so funny you can't help but laugh. A major question, first and foremost: just what the hell was Vivica A. Fox doing in this movie? I've never used the word slumming before in a sentence but I think it applies here. Devon Sawa is a cool cat. I liked him here and his brand of physical comedy is pretty impressive. Watch Final Destination after seeing this and I think you'll wonder why we haven't seen more of him. Seth Green is cool and so are Elden Henson and Jack Noseworthy. And for Jessica Alba fans, she's in here, in all her pre-Dark Angel glory. I've never used the word nubile but I think it definitely applies here. She looks so good in this movie that it hurts my chest. She's one of the finer points (literally) of the movie. There's a chick in this movie wearing Paul Stanley's KISS makeup that should email me so I can give her my home address. There's parts of the movie that kinda fall flat but that's to be expected. Check this movie out if non-pc humor and bad mojo violence is your thing. Especially if you liked Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, I think you'll dig this picture. And if you appreciate Jessica Alba in any way. Rating: *** out of *****.